Under the Southern cross in South America . A •IVPICAL StEXE, JAMAICA. AUTHOR UNDER THE IALMS, JAMAICA FLOWER OF THE ANTILLES 37 I have endeavored to give a sketch of the Flower of the An-tilles, but I know how very imperfect it is. Jamaica is simplyindescribable, beyond the most graphic pen to give a word pictureof its captivating, entrancing scenery. To a marvellous beautyof mountain form, rivalling the Hartz of Europe or the Appala-chian chain of America, it adds a luxuriance of tropical vegeta-tion which neither Europe nor America can give. From almostany situation there are views so diver
Under the Southern cross in South America . A •IVPICAL StEXE, JAMAICA. AUTHOR UNDER THE IALMS, JAMAICA FLOWER OF THE ANTILLES 37 I have endeavored to give a sketch of the Flower of the An-tilles, but I know how very imperfect it is. Jamaica is simplyindescribable, beyond the most graphic pen to give a word pictureof its captivating, entrancing scenery. To a marvellous beautyof mountain form, rivalling the Hartz of Europe or the Appala-chian chain of America, it adds a luxuriance of tropical vegeta-tion which neither Europe nor America can give. From almostany situation there are views so diversified that wherever you mayturn a new picture delights the eye—depths of shadows, bursts oflight, charming dells and woody plains. The heavy timber trees onthe mountainsides, the lovely verdure of the cultivated plains andhills, the common flowers and even the weeds, are rich in rare color-ing. The banks of the rivers and smaller streams are fringed withevery growth that abundant nature can produce in this congenialclime. The seashore is lined with trees and shru
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